Chapter 280. A Sign

CYNTHIA's P O V

I was excited for dinner, so I opened the door to my room and was about to step out when I noticed that Jake had also opened the door to his room and started to walk down the corridor, avoiding my eyes.

‘‘Jake, where are you going?’’ While I questioned him, my attention was drawn to the bag that he was carrying in his hand.

He let out a sigh and started approaching me more closely. ‘‘I'm going back to my house...’’

What?

When I saw in his eyes how envious he was when he saw Alex carrying me yesterday, I believed it was a sign that he also has feelings for me. But why was he going to leave the house now? Does it mean that he is going to avoid me from now on?

‘‘Jake—’’

‘‘What happened yesterday was a sign…’’ he declared. ‘‘One of the teachers in school interrupted us, and what we were about to do was wrong, you know it. Everything we did was wrong. From now on, we will stay away from each other, understand?’’ he spoke coldly, emotionl